James chords by Zach Williams

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key of A augmentedA

Intro:
C# minorC#m A augmentedA F# minorF#m F# minorF#m


Verse:
C# minorC#m
Breathe, breathe what his lung says.....begs him to scream,
A augmentedA
Scream is what James wants, but he can't be seen,
F# minorF#m
Seen by the boys, sleeping, boys in their dreams
F# minorF#m
Dreams on the banks of a riverbed

(STOP)

Pre-Chorus:
A augmentedA
They would have saved him
E MajorE
If he could wake them
F# minorF#m
Sleep through the midnight
F# minorF#m
This night won't leave

C# minorC#m A augmentedA F# minorF#m F# minorF#m

Verse:
C# minorC#m
Deep, deep is the river that's under his feet,
A augmentedA
Feet, dangling dark in the night but no sleep
F# minorF#m
Sleep won't consume for this God-fearing boy
F# minorF#m
Who's stuck in the cold fog of December trees

(STOP)

Pre-Chorus:
A augmentedA
They would have saved him
E MajorE
If he could wake them
F# minorF#m
Sleep through the midnight
F# minorF#m
This night won't leave
A augmentedA
They would have saved him
E MajorE
If he could wake them
F# minorF#m
Sleep through the midnight
F# minorF#m
This night won't fall

Bridge:
C#C#
Fall comes the rain down and wakes up them all,
A augmentedA
All they can see is James' boots and they crawl
F# minorF#m
Crawl down the steep river's edge,
F# minorF#m
Slipping right past him, that's where they screamed

Chorus:
E MajorE
James, James, get out of the water
A augmentedA
Please, please, don't go down no farther,
F# minorF#m               A augmentedA
There's rapids up ahead in this valley's bend
E MajorE
Please, James
E MajorE
James, James, get out of the water
A augmentedA
Please, please, don't go down no farther,
F# minorF#m               A augmentedA
There's rapids up ahead in this valley's bend
E MajorE
Please, James

Musical:
A augmentedA E MajorE F# minorF#m F# minorF#m

Pre-Chorus:
A augmentedA
They would have saved him
E MajorE
If he could wake them
F# minorF#m
Sleep through the midnight
F# minorF#m
This night won't ...
A augmentedA
They would have saved him
E MajorE
If he could wake them
F# minorF#m
Sleep through the midnight
F# minorF#m
This night won't ...

Chorus:
E MajorE
James, James, get out of the water
A augmentedA
Please, please, don't go down no farther,
F# minorF#m               A augmentedA
There's rapids up ahead in this valley's bend
E MajorE
Please, James
E MajorE
James, James, get out of the water
A augmentedA
Please, please, don't go down no farther,
F# minorF#m               A augmentedA
There's rapids up ahead in this valley's bend

(STOP)

E MajorE
James, James, get out of the water
A augmentedA
Please, please, don't go down no farther,
F# minorF#m               A augmentedA
There's rapids up ahead in this valley's bend
E MajorE
Please, James